On Thursday, a town hall meeting hosted by Al Sharpton and the National Action Network to address gun violence exploded into a revolt against “Chicago Machine” politics, Mayor Rahm Emanuel, and the aldermen in City Hall, with panel and audience
Disgraced former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr., who began serving a 30-month prison sentence on October 29, for misusing $750,000 in campaign funds to live a lavish and extravagant lifestyle, has reportedly failed to file the past three required quarterly finance
October was another bloody month for the city of Chicago, as the city suffered 34 homicides, 29 from fatal shootings, and 98 more shot and injured. Seven more people have been killed thus far in November, bringing the murder total
Despite facing a staggering $369 million estimating operating deficit in 2014 and a $1 billion deficit in 2015, Rahm Emanuel’s “World Class City” has scraped together a $1 million for a “Great Chicago Fire Festival” in the fall of 2014.
As of December 3, the State of Illinois will begin accepting applications from illegal aliens for state issued driver’s licenses. State officials estimate as many as 500,000 illegal aliens currently living in the state could apply for the licenses. Governor
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel wants to raise the city amusement tax for cable television customers. The tax hike will go toward enhanced cultural programming and to make a minuscule dent in the city’s whopping $369 million operating deficit, according to
In a Sunday morning interview with WGN Radio, Illinois’ Senate President John Cullerton said the state’s staggering $100 billion unfunded pension liability is not a “crisis.” “People really misunderstand the nature of this whole problem; quite frankly, I don’t think
Harold “Noonie” Ward, a former high-ranking member of the Gangster Disciples, one of America’s largest street gangs, claims the deadly violence that is plaguing Rahm Emanuel’s “world class city” of Chicago is because Mexican drug cartels are being allowed by
After Chicago recorded a terrible homicide total of 53 in August, September wasn’t much better for Rahm’s “world class” city. The city suffered 41 homicides, 30 of which resulted from 184 total shootings. September brings more bad news for Chicago residents.
Breitbart News has learned that the radical-militant, anti-capitalist activist Bill Ayers was paid $1200 for a 75 minute talk at the Elgin Community College Humanities Center on Thursday in Illinois. Jeff Julian, from the school’s marketing and communications department also
Bill Ayers, a co-founder of the Weather Underground terrorist organization that was responsible for several bombings, including the U.S. Capitol in the 1970’s, is scheduled to lecture on “Democracy and Education: Teaching for Liberation,” at Elgin Community College (ECC) in
Police have taken four black males in their 20’s into custody in relation to last Thursday night’s mass shooting, that left 13 people wounded on a south side basketball court, including a three-year old boy who was shot in the
A prominent Chicago priest has blamed the city’s ongoing spate of violence and murder on the NRA and the failure of a federal gun law in remarks made over the weekend. Despite cooler temperatures and rain last week, Chicago streets
Deadly violence has continued to rage on in Chicago since Thursday night’s mass shooting that left 13 wounded, including a three-year old boy who was shot in the head. Between Friday and Sunday morning, there have been at least 20
David Hale, a conservative activist from Rockford, Illinois has announced he will challenge the GOP’s Adam Kinzinger, the sitting U.S. congressman from Illinois 16th district. Hale is a U.S. Army Veteran and a Registered Nurse with eight years experience in
Thirteen people were shot during a Thursday night basketball game at Cornell Square Park in Chicago’s Back of the Yards neighborhood. Two of the victims were in their teens: a 17-year-old girl, shot in the foot and a 15-year-old boy,
The FBI has released its CRIME in the United States 2012 report, featuring the official crime stats nationwide for 2012. Chicago led the nation with 500 murders, 81 more than the runner up, New York City, whose population is more
Cooler weather began to settle in to Rahm Emanuel’s bloody Chicago over last weekend, bringing a slight relief to the ongoing violence the city has experienced this summer, but residents are still concerned about their safety on Chicago’s deadly streets
Bill Daley, former Chief of Staff to President Obama and a Chicago political powerhouse whose father and brother were two of the city’s most powerful mayors ever, was expected to give Illinois Governor Pat Quinn a big run for his
Cornell West told the Capitol City Project’s Joe Schoffstall that he is “unsure” whether or not the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks were an “inside job” at Wednesday’s “Million Muslim March” in Washington, D.C. West went on to say his
Thirteen members of Illinois’ powerful and elite political class have now been charged in fraud schemes by the U.S. Attorney’s office this year. At least two have some form of connection to President Obama: Jeri L. Wright, daughter of the controversial
It has been just over a year since Chicago Alderman Proco “Joe” Moreno and Mayor Rahm Emanuel first took a stand against the privately owned food chain Chick-Fil-A, due to the owner Dan Cathy’s Christian faith and unfavorable view of
No matter how Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Police Superintendant Garry McCarthy spin it by touting overall crime being down in the city, the numbers for 2013 are still horrifying. The website HeyJackass.com, which keeps some pretty interesting data regarding
In a Huffington Post op-ed penned by Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) on Labor Day, the congresswoman blasted McDonald’s CEO Donald Thompson, “one of corporate America’s most successful African Americans,” for making too much money. Schakowsky attended a protest in favor of
At least eight people are dead and more than 25 others were wounded in shootings over Labor Day weekend in Rahm Emanuel’s Chicago. The shootings were widespread, from the far south and west sides of the city and spanning north into
Former Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady has signed on with the American Civil Liberties Union to lobby House Republicans to pass a same-sex marriage bill in the land of Lincoln. Brady resigned from his post in disgrace after pressure
Controversy surrounding Chicago’s new $22 million taxpayer-subsidized bike-“sharing” program “Divvy” escalated this week. It’s not just the cost burden and “special pricing” for city workers that’s driving the continued discontent, as new concerns about the placement of the bike rental
Since June, stations full of sky blue bicycles, part of Chicago’s bike sharing program, called “Divvy,” have been popping up across the city, thanks to $22 million in taxpayer subsidies from a federal Transportation Grant (TIGER), and Tax Increment Financing
In July, shortly after Mayor Rahm Emuel’s Chicago bond rating was triple-downgraded by Moody’s S&P and just before the city released its Annual Financial Forecast which shows the city will be spending $1 billion it will not have in 2015–Amer
Two men were shot in Chicago on August 11 on one of the city’s newly created “Safe Passage” routes intended to keep school children safe.The “Safe Passage” routes along which the men were attacked had recently been heralded by Mayor
Jesse Jackson, Jr., the former Congressman and son of Jesse Jackson, is scheduled to be sentenced on Wednesday for misspending $750,000 in campaign funds. Jackson’s wife Sandi is also scheduled for sentencing at the same time for her failure to report
Conservative star State Senator Lee Bright (SC-12) tells Breitbart News he will formally announce his candidacy for U.S. Senate Tuesday. “It’s time for someone new to represent the people of South Carolina in the U.S. Senate,” said Bright. “Tim Scott
Many are asking questions about the silence from civil right “leaders” such as Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton about the recent beating of a white student by three black classmates on a Florida school bus, given their role
According to J.R. Fleming, a community organizer from the south side of Chicago, labor unions are “poverty-pimping racists.” I caught up with Fleming outside of the Palmer House Hilton in downtown Chicago on Thursday during a big-labor organized protest against
Seven protesters against the American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) 40th Anniversary conference held in Chicago, IL, were taken into custody on Thursday after the demonstrations took a violent turn. The protest was organized by the Chicago Federation of Labor in
After seven demonstrators from protests organized by the Chicago Federation of Labor were taken into custody on charges ranging from battery to obstruction and interference with police officers, an individual who claimed to be part of Anonymous harassed a small group of
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel released the city’s second Annual Financial Forecast on Wednesday. Not only does the report predict a $369 million financial shortfall for the city’s operating “budget” in 2014, but it also predicts a shortfall of more than
The summer spike in Chicago violent crime continues, as six more people were wounded in shootings over Thursday night and early Friday morning. WLS reports all six shooting victims were males ranging from in age from 20 to 54 years old.
While residents across Chicago continue to struggle facing a 10.3 percent unemployment rate and a median household income of $47,371, according to the 2010 U.S. Census the city of Chicago is paying 2,409 of its employees over $100,000 per year. The
Congressman Peter Roskam (R-IL), the chief deputy majority whip, is under investigation by the Office of Congressional Ethics. The investigation stems from a $25,653 trip Roskam took with his wife in October 2011, and whether the Taiwanese government funded it
